Westover responds to tornadoes

Residents of Monson, Mass., walk through their neighborhood after a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Westover responds to tornadoes

A home and belongings in Monson, Mass., show the aftermath of a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Westover responds to tornadoes

A house in Monson, Mass., shows the aftermath of a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Westover responds to tornadoes

Buildings in Monson, Mass., show the aftermath of a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Westover responds to tornadoes

A firefighter from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., shifts through the rubble of a home in Monson, Mass., June 2, 2011. Volunteers from the base responded to a community mutual agreement to search for survivors after two tornadoes the day before left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Japan Earthquake March 2011

U.S. Air Force Airmen help members of LA-TF2 move a case while loading their pallet at Misowa Air Base, Japan, March 14, 2011. Members of the Los Angeles, Calif. and Fairfax, Va., Search and Rescue Team, Task Force 2 and 1, respectively are responding to the recent national emergency in Japan due to the earthquake while providing needed care, rescue techniques and tools.(U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Daniel St. Pierre)

March Air Reserve Base Airmen prepare supplies for Japan tsunami relief

U.S. Air Force members load a pallet onto a Tunner 60K loader using a 10K Adverse Terrain Forklift, March 12, 2011, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The supplies are en route to Japan for earthquake relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)

March Air Reserve Base Airmen prepare supplies for Japan tsunami relief

Staff Sgt. Shawn Terrault, 452nd Aerial Port Support Flight, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., unloads a pallet using a 10K Adverse Terrain forklift, March 12, 2011. The supplies are en route to Japan for earthquake relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)

March Air Reserve Base Airmen prepare supplies for Japan tsunami relief

U.S. Air Force members load a pallet onto a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globe Master III, March 12, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The supplies are in route to Japan for earthquake relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)

March Air Reserve Base Airmen prepare supplies for Japan tsunami relief

U.S. Air Force members unload a pallet from a Tunner 60K loader onto a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globe Master III, March 12, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The supplies are in route to Japan for earthquake relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)

Homestead Air Force Base offers respite for Haiti earthquake victims

Rachel Florio, a Connecticut-native, hugs a Haitian-native, Jan. 20 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., before firefighters from the Miami-Dade Fire Department take him to a local hospital. The Haitian broke his ankle when he jumped off the roof of a two-story building during a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti Jan. 12. The Air Force evacuated Ms. Florio and approximately 50 others from Haiti to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., as part as an international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief effort following the earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Brian Bahret)

Homestead Air Force Base offers respite for Haiti earthquake victims

Maj. Sir Rodney, 482nd Medical Squadron nurse, shapes a splint for an evacuee from Haiti Jan. 20 at Homestead Air Reserve Base. The Air Force is using C-130 Hercules aircraft to evacuate people from Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian Behart)